Unifirst (UNF) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026)
Unifirst's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] came in at 5.72% for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended May 30, 2026), down 1.90 percentage points from 7.62% a year earlier and down 1.08 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Unifirst (UNF) Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Aug 30, 2025), Unifirst's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.54%, down 0.27 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] carries a five-year change of -1.49 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by fiscal year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] was 7.81% in FY2024 (+1.82 pp), 5.99% in FY2023 (-0.23 pp), 6.22% in FY2022 (-3.40 pp) and 9.62% in FY2021 (+0.59 pp).
- The fiscal Q3 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] in data going back to fiscal Q1 2011.
- Year-over-year, Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] has declined for four consecutive quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +0.19 percentage points over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] over five years came in fiscal Q4 2024 (a gain of 1.81 percentage points), and the weakest in fiscal Q4 2022 (a drop of 3.13 percentage points).
- Business Quant data shows UNF's Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] at 6.80% (Q2 2026), 6.97% (Q1 2026) and 7.44% (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accenture | 132.79 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 6.13 Bn | 22.86% |
| 2 | Cintas | 77.24 Bn | 76.43 Bn | 1.48 Bn | 33.88% |
| 3 | Iron Mountain | 33.76 Bn | 33.28 Bn | 1.07 Bn | 7.54% |
| 4 | APi | 17.50 Bn | 14.54 Bn | 703.00 Mn | 8.75% |
| 5 | Aramark | 14.64 Bn | 12.66 Bn | 430.34 Mn | 7.98% |
| 6 | Rollins | 14.51 Bn | 14.06 Bn | 569.95 Mn | 31.56% |
| 7 | UL Solutions | 13.33 Bn | 12.11 Bn | 417.00 Mn | 25.89% |
| 8 | Gartner | 11.67 Bn | 5.36 Bn | 1.19 Bn | 29.65% |
| 9 | Rentokil Initial | 10.08 Bn | 3.42 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Unifirst | 4.55 Bn | 3.89 Bn | 234.73 Mn | 5.72% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| May 30, 2026 | 5.72% |
| Feb 28, 2026 | 6.80% |
| Nov 29, 2025 | 6.97% |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 7.44% |
| May 31, 2025 | 7.62% |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 7.76% |
| Nov 30, 2024 | 7.63% |
| Aug 31, 2024 | 7.67% |
| May 25, 2024 | 7.00% |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 6.41% |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 6.16% |
| Aug 26, 2023 | 5.86% |
| May 27, 2023 | 5.86% |
| Feb 25, 2023 | 5.90% |
| Nov 26, 2022 | 6.05% |
| Aug 27, 2022 | 6.18% |
| May 28, 2022 | 6.75% |
| Feb 26, 2022 | 7.73% |
| Nov 27, 2021 | 8.61% |
| Aug 28, 2021 | 9.31% |
API Access
Unifirst Return on Capital Employed [ROCE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-capital-employed-[roce]", "ticker": "UNF", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-capital-employed-%5Broce%5D&ticker=UNF&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();